Aussie quick says 'everyone knew' about sandpaper, as Warner doubles down
Former Australian cricketer Chadd Sayers, who played his lone Test after Sandpapergate on the infamous 2018 South African tour, has said he is comfortable stating he believed everyone in the team knew about ball-tamperin
Australian doctors say health anxiety is being fuelled by social media
Doctors say consumer health tests can encourage people to be more proactive about their health, but they are also leading to increased body monitoring and health anxiety.
IVF, VAD and abortion off the table as Catholic company takes over hospital
IVF, abortion and voluntary assisted dying services are all legal. But when a Catholic provider takes over a hospital and drops services the church opposes, the community is left without.
AI ‘blue aliens’ rising as health experts on China social media spark pseudoscience backlash
In China, some influential online voices offering health advice are neither doctors nor academics, but AI-generated blue aliens. Depicted as emissaries from an advanced civilisation, the bald, blue-skinned digital figure
Hong Kong sending who’s who delegation of business leaders to Apec CEO Summit
Hong Kong will send one of its largest-ever delegations to the Apec CEO Summit in Shenzhen on Tuesday and Wednesday, with at least 54 business leaders set to attend, the South China Morning Post has learned. According to
My mother told me I would die if I sought treatment for Ebola - I am proof you can survive
Fear and misinformation surrounds the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo - Dr Kamwanga's mother was not immune.
Carpenter leads Chelsea to victory against Manchester City
Chelsea have gone top of the WSL with the help of another fine contribution from Ellie Carpenter, who got one over her fellow Matilda, Man City's Mary Fowler.
Nurse offers 'out of the blue' to have surrogate baby for colleague
Doctors warned Bec Vallee against pregnancy after she was diagnosed with a kidney disorder. But she's experienced the "incredible blessing" of having two daughters through surrogacy.
'Miracle on Mississippi' - All passengers rescued after New Orleans cruise ship collision
The collision leaves 32 people in hospital with non-critical injuries, but no-one unaccounted for.
Bondi terror attack hero Ahmed Al Ahmed left with permanent disability
The man who went viral after managing to wrestle a firearm away from a gunman during Australia's deadliest terror attack says he still suffers mentally and physically.
Experts say Australia appears 'willing to tolerate' rheumatic heart disease
Australia is criticised for being "willing to tolerate" some of the world's highest rates of rheumatic heart disease. Today, global health leaders in Perth will endorse a bold plan to eradicate the disease by 2040.
Transport chief blames US-wide flight disruptions on upgrade of old copper wiring
Weary travellers braced for more flight disruptions on Saturday as service resumed from US airports after an hours-long stoppage that the Trump administration blamed on faulty equipment or an error by a contractor tasked
Sotheby's auction of $180m Van Gogh challenged over claims it was 'sold under duress'
Sotheby's says it will work with the heirs of a family who had previously owned the artwork to try and reach a solution.
Washington divided over how to deal with fallout from the Nvidia case
After the fall, the fallout. US government agencies are squabbling after AI leader Jensen Huang stepped down from chips giant Nvidia in disgrace. The Treasury says it wanted to blacklist a Singapore company at the heart
Poignant gun violence message DC gym shooting survivor scrawled on a notepad from hospital bed
When Susan Hamerski’s loved ones asked her what she wanted the world to know, she picked up a notepad
Nigeria cautions against travel via Ethiopia's main airport due to altitude
The foreign ministry in Abuja says 6 Nigerians with underlying health problems have died this year while transiting through Addis Ababa.
World Diabetes Day: South African health leaders urge early action to detect the disease
The health minister said the condition is now the country's number one killer, taking the top spot from HIV/AIDS.
Drummer Deen Castronovo quits Journey to ‘focus on health matters’
The drummer suffered a medical emergency during a show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was taken to hospital
Spain vs England: UEFA Nations League – predictions, how to watch, teams
Spain, who are unbeaten in their last 43 competitive meetings, host England in Madrid on Sunday.
Pope Leo XIV continues trip through South America as health authorities keep watch
The huge crowds turning out to see the 71-year-old pontiff have prompted heightened fears among health authorities in Latin America, which has seen a surge in measles cases this year.
Inside Ethiopia's war: Rare access to a hospital treating victims of renewed fighting
Ethiopia's renewed conflict is taking an increasing toll on civilians, with humanitarian organisations reporting a rise in casualties. In the Amhara region, FRANCE 24’s correspondent Tom Canetti was granted rare access t
Who are the 'street medics' showing up at protests around the world?
From treating tear gas exposure to tending to injuries, street medics have become an increasingly common sight at protests all over the world. But who exactly are they and when did they start showing up at demonstrations
'We're still standing': King Charles jokes with Elton John in birthday clip
King Charles appears in a special edition of the singer's "Elton John's Rocket Hour" to celebrate 50 years of The King's Trust and the musicians who have supported the monarch's youth charity.
Microsoft's widespread outages caused global chaos, including in the healthcasre industry
Microsoft says it is seeing improvements in its service availability after an hours-long disruption knocked out its platforms including Outlook and Teams. The outage has affected hundreds of millions of people across the
How Chinese custom ‘chong xi,’ or ‘clashing with joy,’ can counteract misfortune
In ancient China, when a man became seriously ill, his family might arrange a wedding for him in an attempt to drive away the disease. The custom is called chong xi, literally translated as “clashing with joy”. Its ratio
Missing Australian teenager reunites with his mother
A 17-year-old Australian teenager who went missing for six days has been reunited with his mother.
Which jobs are hardest and easiest to fill in Europe, and why?
Teachers and health workers are among the hardest to recruit in the EU, according to the OECD. Experts explain why some jobs are harder to fill than others.
Siege fuels disease fears in Yemen’s Taiz
Health officials warn that falling numbers of recorded infections may conceal a worsening disease crisis in Taiz.
'Plastic farmers' in Indonesia unaware of the dangers of burning waste
For decades, locals in East Java in Indonesia have been burning plastic waste but may not have been aware of the health consequences.
Don’t take Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s ‘sex’ scandal at face value
“I thought spooks were supposed to be stealthy,” the uncouth, flatulent anti-hero Jackson Lamb complains in the hit British spy series Slow Horses as an annoying underling loudly enters his rundown office building, known
Why Japanese DJ who survived spiked-drink ordeal in Hong Kong keeps apologising
When Mao Hamasaki, also known as DJ Mao, took to the social media platform X earlier this month to recount the ordeal of consuming a spiked drink in Hong Kong, her comments were accompanied by an apology, leaving many lo
UN hails progress in Ebola response, cites insecurity as biggest challenge
UN health officials on Friday hailed progress in the Ebola response six months after the outbreak first prompted global concerns, but cautioned that the disease continues to spread to more remote and dangerous parts of
32 passengers taken to hospital after tanker hits river cruise boat in US
American Heritage paddleboat with 129 passengers on board is partially submerged on Mississippi River in New Orleans.
Spanish goalkeeper barred 12 games for collision leading to death of Tenerife striker
While Spain mourns the death of a soccer player who suffered a cardiac arrest after an on-field collision, the emergency medical treatment he received is falling under scrutiny.
New Orleans crash updates: 32 passengers taken to hospital after tanker slams into riverboat carrying 129 people
The boat, named American Heritage, was left partially submerged in the Mississippi River after the collision Friday
Tanker collides with cruise ship on Mississippi in New Orleans
A freighter collided with a cruise ship carrying around 130 people in New Orleans, causing the paddlewheel vessel to capsize. More than 30 people were hospitalized, but all passengers survived and were accounted for.
'Miracle on the Mississippi': All aboard river cruise boat survive crash with tanker in New Orleans
A tanker in New Orleans that apparently lost its steering slammed into a docked river cruise boat with 180 people aboard Friday, the mayor said. All aboard survived after the crash prompted a massive rescue operation for
Nigeria ends 21-day Ebola contact monitoring with no secondary transmission
None of the 62 contacts identified after the first case developed the disease, although 13 contacts reported fever.
Mom who fell asleep and accelerated onto soccer field killing two in Wichita won’t be charged
The 34-year-old woman told detectives she awoke to the screams of both her children
New video shows last pickup by DoorDash driver who mysteriously vanished after completing an order
The missing father of two did not have any known mental health issues, his father says
Peruvians flock to mass with Pope Leo in city he served as bishop
Pope Leo held the central event of his 12-day South America tour on Friday, an outdoor mass in northern Peru where he told a vast crowd of people who once knew him as their bishop that he thanked God he was alive to see
‘Ahead of his time’: AI helps unlock discoveries hidden in notebooks of man who transformed maths
Kurt Gödel left 1,009 pages of densely written text – much of it in an obsolete shorthand – which is now said to contain hundreds of proved theorems The Austrian logician Kurt Gödel was one of the most original thinkers
Which jobs are hardest and easiest to fill in Europe, and why?
Teachers and health workers are among the hardest to recruit in the EU, according to the OECD. Experts explain why some jobs are harder to fill than others.
Nigeria Ebola patient contacts complete 21-day monitoring without signs of infection
Good news out of Nigeria where authorities say no further cases of Ebola have been detected since a woman arriving from Uganda tested positive for the virus last month.
A bad year for Hong Kong construction: 6 scandals that shocked city
Hong Kong’s construction industry is facing mounting public scrutiny following a string of scandals involving substandard work, defective installations and questionable maintenance practices. From malfunctioning hospital
Lauren Boebert blames everything but herself as midterms defeat looms
MAGA Colorado congresswoman, who looks set to lose her House seat to Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher, offers surprising excuse as she blames likely loss on ‘many different variables’
Hong Kong nature reserve samples test positive for ‘highly pathogenic’ bird flu virus
Two environmental samples taken from Hong Kong’s Mai Po nature reserve have tested positive for the “highly pathogenic” H5 avian flu virus, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) has said. A depart
6 dead near Kenya’s capital after building collapses
Six people died near Kenya’s capital Nairobi after the top floor of a building under construction collapsed on Friday, a police official said, the latest in a string of construction accidents to hit the country recent
Mauricio Pochettino announced as new Manchester United manager
Pochettino replaces Michael Carrick, who was sacked after United's disastrous start to the season.
14-month-old girl is Hong Kong’s third child fatality this flu season
A 14-month-old girl died in Hong Kong on Friday after catching influenza, the third death of a child recorded by the city’s health authorities this flu season. The Centre for Health Protection said that although influenz
‘10,000-tonne level talent’ biologist Zhao Yingming leaves Chicago for Hangzhou
In early November, a low-resolution photo of an internal meeting circulated on China’s social networks, accompanied by a caption with only one sentence: “It is said that he is a top-tier introduced talent at the 10,000-t